helvede

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hælwitæ, from Old Norse helvíti, from Hel, hel (“the goddess of the realm of the dead”) (itself from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”)) + víti (“punishment”). Compare Norwegian and Swedish helvete, Icelandic and Faroese helvíti, also Old English hellewīte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛlvedə/, [ˈhɛ̝lvð̩ə]

Noun

helvede n (singular definite helvedet, plural indefinite helveder)

  1. (religion) hell
    Antonyms: himmerige, paradis
    Coordinate terms: underverden, skyggerige, inferno
  2. (figurative) a hell; a horrible, agonizing, situation or state of mind
  3. (vulgar, uncountable) used as a swear word to express anger, helplessness, pain, etc.

Declension

Declension of helvede
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative helvede helvedet helveder helvederne
genitive helvedes helvedets helveders helvedernes

Derived terms

References

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